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More Americans meet criteria for high blood pressure under new guidelines

  • Written by William Cornwell, Associate Professor of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageUnder the new guidelines, more Americans qualify as having high blood pressure. Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Nearly half of all Americans have high blood pressure – a condition called hypertension.

Hypertension is the No. 1 risk factor for heart disease and stroke. In addition, hypertension increases risk of dementia and...

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